This article offers some tips that can make a dramatic difference in increasing cooperation and decreasing power struggles in...
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The Power of Play
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, allowing feelings, healing through play, healing trauma, helping children with fears, play, power struggles, stress, 8Playing is an essential need for the child's growth and development. It may appear that they're "just" playing, but...
Helping Little People Deal with Their Big Feelings
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, allowing feelings, boundaries, discipline, empathy, setting limits, sympathy, tantrums, 11Young children can feel and express a lot of big feelings! Figuring out how to best deal with their...
Help your child master problem solving
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, children fighting, conflict resolution, discipline, empathy, problem solving, siblings fighting, 8Instead of thinking of your child’s behaviour as wrong or naughty, it’s more constructive to think in terms of...
When not to reason with an upset child
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, active listening, grumpy child, parental frustration, tantrums, 2A mother whose been doing skype parent coaching and counselling with me for a while recently recounted the story...
The consequence of imposing consequences
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, consequence, consequences, enforced consequences, moving away from consequences, power struggles, 7First published in The Natural Parent Magazine (New Zealand and Australia) “Power based on love is a thousand times...
Starting school or a new class – excitement or dread?
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, connection, emotional support, fear, relationship, starting school, 1First published in Kiwi Families online resource. All around the country families are starting to prepare for their...
A parent asks: I have a 3 year old boy who has got into a ‘habit’ when things don’t...
I feel rejected by my child!
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, child won't connect, rejecting parent, 0When the parent working away from home arrives home, children can strongly favour being with one parent and the...
Family Meetings
Genevieve Simperingham, , PP Strategies & Tools, chores, communication, family meetings, problem solving, requests, 0My kids so often come out with little gems that I think I should record but rarely do. But...
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